FINISH

The main goal of the volunteers at the finish line is to support the athletes as they recuperate and exit the system. The Finish Area will remain open and active until 4:45 P.M. Morning coffee and a light lunch will be provided to finish area volunteers.

ANNOUNCERS
BLANKET DISTRIBUTION
BUS LOADING
CLOTHING RETURN
DRUG TESTING
FAMILY MEETING AREA
FLUIDS - GATORADE
FLUIDS - WATER #1
FLUIDS - WATER #2
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
RECYCLING
INFORMATION KIOSK
LUNCH ASSISTANTS
FINISHER MEDAL DISTRIBUTION
PORTERS
PRESS/MEDIA
POST-RACE PARTY
RUNNER ASSISTANTS
SECURITY
USHERS (VIP GRANDSTAND)
VIP PROGRAM
WHEELCHAIR DIVISION

Announcers - Finish
Meeting Location: Bostix ticket booth, corner of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets
Expected Duration: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Rich Havens
Once runners cross the finish line, they pass through various service areas, such as Fluids and Blanket Distribution, Chip Recovery/ Medals Distribution, Food Distribution, Baggage Buses and Family Meeting Area. Five sets of announcer teams (two per team) will be placed throughout the Finish Area sitting atop lifeguard chairs, communicating to runners pre-scripted announcements via a sound system. Announcers will also attempt to answer questions runners may pose.

Blanket Distribution - Finish
Meeting Location: Patriot Room, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Charlie Ziegenbein
Mylar blanket distribution takes place as athletes cross the finish line. Although not providing any heat, these blankets help retain body heat and prevent wind from blowing directly on bare skin. At various times, you may be unfolding blankets, wrapping runners, applying sticky labels, or removing trash.

Bus Loading - A.M.
Meeting Location: Boston Common on Tremont Street
Expected Duration: 5:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.
Captain: Peter McCarthy
Official runners will be urged to use B.A.A. bus transportation from Boston to the start in Hopkinton. Volunteers are assigned to control the flow of runners and to keep them moving through the staging area prior to boarding.

Clothing Return - Finish
Meeting Location: John Hancock Hall Auditorium
Expected Duration: 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: Frank Duncan
School buses bring warm-up clothing belonging to the athletes from the start to the finish. This team helps the athletes retrieve their baggage at the baggage bus corresponding with their bib number.

Drug Testing - Finish
Meeting Location: Copley Plaza Hotel
Expected Duration: 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Kathy Nary
Drug Testing volunteers will escort athletes selected for testing from the time they cross the finish line until the time of testing. Working closely with press/media volunteers and elite medical personnel, you will ensure athletes who require drug testing follow proper procedure and report in a timely manner.

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Family Meeting Area - Finish
Meeting Location: Justice Room, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 10:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: John Gorvin
Athletes will exit the finish line system into the Family Meeting Area on Berkeley Street at the corners of St. James Avenue and Stuart Street. Signs, posted with letters of the alphabet, will enable families to meet their athlete at the first letter of the last name of the runner. Because relatives and friends will crowd the exit area to await runners, volunteers will politely suggest to them that the quickest way to find their runner will be to wait at the appropriate sign.

Fluids- Gatorade - Finish
Meeting Location: Justice Room, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 9:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Larry Keegan
At the Finish you will be mixing and serving the official Gatorade fluid replacement beverage runners will be consuming along the marathon route. All volunteers working in this area will be provided vinyl gloves that must be worn at all times. All volunteers are expected to assist with clean-up.

Fluids - Water #1 - Finish
Meeting Location: Liberty Room, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 9:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Karen Horan
This is the first of two water stations in the Finish Area. All volunteers working in this area will be provided vinyl gloves that must be worn at all times while passing out single-serve water bottles to runners. All volunteers are expected to assist with clean-up.

Fluids - Water #2 - Finish
Meeting Location: Liberty Room, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 10:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Tom Corrigan
This is the second of two water stations in the Finish Area. All volunteers working in this area will be provided vinyl gloves that must be worn at all times while passing out single-serve water bottles to runners. All volunteers are expected to assist with clean-up.

Food Distribution - Finish
Meeting Location: Patriot Room, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Judylynn Monaco, Cathy Whitelaw
Participants will receive food bags after they cross the finish line. Upon arrival you will pack items in bags. An effort will be made to rotate jobs; at various times you may be handing out food items, distributing bags to runners, or removing trash. Trash bags will be given out, and volunteers are expected to assist with clean-up. All volunteers working at Food Distribution areas will be provided vinyl gloves that must be worn at all times.

'Green Team' Recycling - Finish
Meeting Location: Copley Sq.
Expected Duration: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Samuel Chang
As runners pass through the Finish Area receiving various post-race amenities, several recyclable items may be discarded along the way (such as foil blankets, plastic water bottles). The Marathon is introducing two self-service recycling drop areas within the Finish; and your role would be to assist the efforts of the runners by directing their respective discards to the proper receptacles.

Information Kiosk - Finish
Meeting Location: Information Kiosk- Corner of Stuart Street & Berkeley Street
Expected Duration: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Linda Fechter
The information kiosk is located along Stuart Street between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets. Kiosk volunteers provide spectators and runners with general information about the Marathon and the City of Boston. Volunteers also use the B.A.A.'s online Athlete Tracking System to provide spectators with information on the whereabouts of registered runners along the course. This is possible via the timing device. The kiosk is located within the Family Meeting Area.

Lunch Assistants - Finish
Meeting Location: Lunch Tent, Copley Square Park
Expected Duration: 9:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Captain: Dave Hendrickson
Volunteer lunches will be distributed from the Auxiliary Medical Tent on Copley Square Park in front of Trinity Church.

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Finisher Medal Distribution - Finish
Meeting Location: Freedom Room, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 9:15 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Larry Gagnon
Athletes will be given a medal upon finishing the race. Volunteers will assist with this distribution.

Press/Media - Finish
Meeting Location: Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
Expected Duration: 7:30 A.M. - TBD
Captain: Tarryn Prosper
The media areas include the Oval Room, Venetian Room and Grand Ballroom in the Fairmont Copley Plaza. No blue jeans or sneakers please.

Post-Race Party - Boston
Meeting Location: In front of Mall entrance to Legal Seafoods, 800 Boylston Street
Expected Duration: 6:00 P.M. -10:00 P.M.
Captain: Melissa Goodhart
Volunteers will assist the hosts of the Post-Race party. Duties include taking tickets, providing directions and helping with decorating. Volunteers must be 21 years of age and willing to stay for the entire duration.

Runner Assistants - Finish
Meeting Location: Patriot Room, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Susan Gilmore
This team acts as ambassadors in the Finish Area. They are available to assist in any way that the Finish Area Coordinator and captains deem necessary from chips, medals, security, and baggage retrieval to directing and encouraging athletes to exit the system.

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Security
Meeting Location: Back Bay Grand, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Boylston Street, from Exeter Street to Arlington Street, Copley Square, Berkeley and St. James Avenue will be secured on race day. Entrance to this area is limited to official athletes, guests, volunteers, and media personnel, who have proper credentials. Security volunteers will be responsible for identifying people with improper or no credentials and asking them to leave the area. Security volunteers should not physically touch intruders. Please notify your team captain and request police support when dealing with anyone who does not cooperate. Security is very much a team effort, therefore, if at any time you require assistance, do not hesitate to ask.

Sector 01
Captain: Todd Koen

Sector 02
Captain: Bob Varroso

Sector 03
Captain: Tim Quinlan

Sector 04
Captain: Barry McKinnon

Sector 05
Captain: Robert Coppage, Susan Furgal

Sector 06
Captain: Kathy Rolfe

Sector 07
Captain: Bob Simek

Sector 08
Captain: Timothy Ryan, Brittany Rheault

Sector 09
Captain: Susan Barclay

Sector 10
Captain: Spencer Reese

Sector 11
Captain: Peter Duffy

Sector 12
Captain: Alvin Silverstein

Sector 14
Captain: Anton Schevchenko

Sector 15
Captain: Sue Munford

Sector 16
Captain: Brian Rettman

Sector 10 A
Captain: John Weldon

Sector 10 B
Captain: John Weldon

Copley Plaza Hotel
Captain: Paul Bettencourt

Elite
Captain: Phil Robichaud

Medical Tent
Captain: John Hannon

Medical Lane
Captain: Billy Farago

Photo Bridge
Captain: Mike Testa

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Porters
Meeting Location: Bostix ticket booth, corner of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Captain: John Adamczak
The Finish Area contains a host of material resources (tables, chairs, water, Gatorade, food supplies that need to be placed and set up in the service zones by Porters. Near the conclusion of the race, the Porters consolidate and re-loaded equipment and left-over supplies back onto trucks during the clean-up process.

VIP Grandstand/Bleachers - Finish
Meeting Location: VIP Grandstand, Boylston Street in front of the Boston Public Library
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Captain: Paula Santosuosso
Ushers will welcome grandstand and bleacher guests and make sure they are seated in the correct section.

VIP Program - Finish
Meeting Location: VIP Tent On Copley Square Park
Expected Duration: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Captain: Paul Clark
A special program has been created for VIP runners who we wish to provide with additional amenities. Volunteers will escort these runners to Hopkinton and make sure they are staged in the correct area. When they finish the race, these athletes will be escorted to a VIP tent in Copley Square Park. Their baggage will be delivered from Hopkinton on special buses and be delivered to the VIP tent.

Wheelchair Division - Finish
Meeting Location: Lobby of Sheraton Boston Hotel
Expected Duration: 6:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Captain: Dave Estrada
Volunteers will assist the official wheelchair entrants from Boston out to Hopkinton and then assist them again in Boston, once they finish the race.

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